Norcross: Items on Bolts, 'Seinfeld,' USD, Sir Charles

Former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley, left, and golfer Fuzzy Zoeller have fun after Barkley destroyed his driver on the first tee during the pro-am for the Regions Tradition Champions Tour golf tournament, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Bernard Tr

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Former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley, left, and golfer Fuzzy Zoeller have fun after Barkley destroyed his driver on the first tee during the pro-am for the Regions Tradition Champions Tour golf tournament, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale)

Former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley, left, and golfer Fuzzy Zoeller have fun after Barkley destroyed his driver on the first tee during the pro-am for the Regions Tradition Champions Tour golf tournament, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale) (/ AP)

Chargers fans are listing a number of reasons for turning their back on the Bolts and refusing to renew season tickets.

Increase in ticket prices. Decrease in wins. Having to drop an Andrew Jackson to park your car. Unobstructed views. A chance to see a real winner – the Zolos.

But Bobby Hood, who has had season tickets in the family since 1961, the Chargers’ first year in San Diego, heard a different reason from one friend.

When Hood called the business associate Wednesday, asking if the man and a friend were renewing their tickets, the guy said, “No, we’re not going to renew them because we’re Norv Turner fans, and we are now Cleveland Browns fans.”

“I just laughed my (rear) off,” said Hood. “I told him, ‘I think you’re the only one in town with that excuse.’”

Running with Ryun

Jim Ryun, silver medalist in the 1,500 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, spoke to more than 300 members of the San Diego Track Club this week.

Making the occasion moving to Ryun was where he spoke – at the Balboa Stadium track.

“A lot of wonderful memories,” said Ryun, now 65.

On June 27, 1965, Ryun, then 18, raced head-to-head against the world’s best milers at Balboa Stadium. Included in the field: New Zealand’s Peter Snell, the reigning Olympic 1,500-meter champion.

In danger of being boxed in, Ryun made a move with about 300 yards to go, then held off Snell, winning in an American-record 3 minutes, 55.3 seconds. Ryun also broke his high school record, a mark that stood for nearly 36 years.

Said Ryun, “I kind of prayed my way through the last 300 yards.”

Mile and more

Ryun has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated more often than any track and field athlete: seven times …

Wondering how fast you can run the mile? Show up at La Costa Canyon High on Saturday, Feb. 23. Cost is $10 for students, $20 for adults. There are heats for all ages and speeds. First heat: 9 a.m. Funds benefit LCC athletics …

In the aftermath of ESPN analyst Jay Williams asserting that members of the 2002-03 Chicago Bulls smoked marijuana before games, Dan Patrick asked Charles Barkley if he smoked weed during his playing career.

“It didn’t do much for me,” said Sir Charles. “It only made me want to eat potato chips.”

The Globetrotters – tossing a bucket of confetti on fans instead of water, the dribbling displays, running the weave to “Sweet Georgia Brown” -- play at the Valley View Casino Center tonight. Tipoff: 7.

Bumper sticker spotted on a beat up pickup in Poway: Is There Life After Death? Touch a Cowboy’s Truck and Find Out …

Warning: “Bachelor” comments looming. Gotta wonder how bright Sean is if it took him this long to boot Tierra. Here are TJI’s odds on the Final Four:

AshLee 2-1; Lindsay 4-1; Catherine 6-1; and Dez 15-1, but even odds to hang her brother by the, uh, ears after he apparently challenges Sean to a fight in Monday’s hometown visit …

This week’s fitness tip: Keep a baseball in your car, not to fire a fastball in a fit of road rage, but to massage your back, legs and buttocks during the commute. Feels good. Trust TJI.